The relentless race to adopt education technology has only accelerated with the current crisis. In this exceptional episode, we spoke with legal and policy experts from both sides of the border and discussed some of the most important privacy q

EP 09 How do school board IT departments maintain continuity during disruptive events?

Apr 18th, 2020 30m 46s

The COVID-19 outbreak has been a challenging test for school boards globally and IT departments have been under pressure to support teachers and families with connectivity, tools and computing resources. We spoke with special guest Gord Truffe

EP 08 How can teachers and parents adopt privacy-enhancing best practices?

Apr 4th, 2020 30m 42s

With the proliferation of information systems and applications in the modernclassroom, how can teachers think more clearly about the impact of educationtechnology on student privacy and data collection? Special Guest PaigeBackman, information t

EP 07 How should school boards select distance learning tools that protect student privacy?

Mar 25th, 2020 41m 13s

The Ministry of Education, school boards and the schools themselves are responsible for the use of learning management systems that enforce responsible collection, use and disposal of student information. How can parents, educators and school b

EP 06 - Special Pandemic Edition: Transforming Education Under Pressure

Feb 25th, 2020 45m 37s

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Claudiu Popa and Stephen Hurley are joined by three education experts to discuss the rapid changes occurring in the education sector, risks and opportunities of forced transformation during a

Ep 05 Is provincial privacy Legislation up to the task of protecting students and families?

Feb 25th, 2020 19m 33s

On Episode 5 of the CyberSecurED Podcast we speak with Dr.Ann Cavoukian about student data protection, provincial privacy legislation and the authority of Privacy Commissioners to protect families from data abuses. Dr. Cavoukian served for an u

EP 04 - What are the Technology Survival Skills for the Next Generation?

Feb 25th, 2020 31m 23s

Cybersafety education is ideally positioned to teach children truly foundational principles of identity protection, responsible technology use, privacy ethics and cybersecurity safeguards. How can we do a better job and what challenges must we

EP 03 - Who Is Responsible for Due Diligence for Technology in the Classroom?

Feb 25th, 2020 30m 41s

Teachers are often mandated to use board-approved edtech, but does it pass muster and who is accountable for privacy failures and embarrassing security snafus? Special Guest Timothy King discusses the best ways to ensure responsible technology

EP 02 Are Schools Ready for Data Breaches?

Feb 22nd, 2020 30m 30s

Has public education adopted the basic security best practices imposed on most industries to be able to detect and report privacy invasions? Special guest Stephen Abouldahab, Digital Skills Development

EP 01 Is #Edtech broken?

Feb 15th, 2020 26m 55s

Deceptive practices in public education often arise from embarrassment and ignorance rather than malice. Should students have their own passwords? Special Guest and veteran educator Stephen Hurley shares perspectives on digital account passwor